China’s Jidu Robo-1 Looks Like It’s From the Future. Maybe It Is
The collaboration with Geely could give Jidu a big boost when it comes to the notoriously tricky business of making cars at high volume and with high reliability, says Tu…
8 Queer Video Games Worth Playing
Happy pride month to all the gaymers! During pride this year, as a celebration, I’m replaying a few of my favorite video games with LGBTQ+ representation. Even though many modern…
How to Buy and Set Up a Projector for Your Home Movie Theater
Depending on what you’re watching and your budget, a 1080p (“Full HD”) projector is still a great buy, since many shows and movies aren’t streaming in a super-high bitrate at…
Black Adam Is Finally Here in an Intense, Action-Packed Trailer
Black Adam Trailer: The Rock Dwayne Johnson Is a DC Comics Hero “There are a couple of things we wanted to convey [with that trailer],” producer Hiram Garcia told io9…
‘Plastitar’ Is the Unholy Spawn of Oil Spills and Microplastics
While we know where the plastics came from, the origin of this particular tar wasn’t clear. But generally speaking, whenever oil spills, it floats around and partially evaporates, thickening over…
The Internet Needs You-Are-Here Maps
Many of us remember the feeling of running into a museum as a child, excited by the vast space and seemingly infinite possibility of finding that obscure dinosaur, or species…
This new action thriller hits #1 on Netflix, despite critical mauling…
Audio player loading… New action flick, Interceptor, has topped Netflix’s global rankings to become the most-watched movie on the platform right now. Co-produced by Marvel movie star Chris Hemsworth, the…
Nothing Phone (1) launch date has been revealed – no, the real one this time
Audio player loading… We were expecting the Nothing Phone (1) to land in late March, at an event that the company hosted called ‘The Truth’ – turns out we didn’t…
IBM lays off Russian workers as it confirms exit
Audio player loading… Computing giant IBM (opens in new tab) has confirmed it will officially “wind down” its Russian business amid the continued war in Ukraine. The firm had suspended…
Intel Arc A730M leaks give hope with one hand, and take with the other
Audio player loading… Intel’s second-fastest Arc Alchemist GPU for laptops has witnessed some leaked benchmarks, and they’re a mixed bag of results – though we should be very cautious around…